Hi..firstly I did believe I had posted here earlier in the week, but on checking can't see it. But if by any chance I've done it twice I apologize.
Some of you were kind enough to welcome me when I appeared here back in June..I was going to buy a Yamaha 75 I think as good for a novice but discovered the vintage sax I had indoors was a Martin handcraft. It was lovely to get so many replies from other Martin players and thanks Phil for the CDs.
I thought you'd like an update. I live quite near Steve Howard so took it over there.and he declared it a Martin Handcraft, (but obviously a stencil for Wurlitzer and the United States Quarter Master Corps U.S.Q.M.C as both are engraved on the bell).
He recommended a thorough service and a lot of attention to the pads so I gave it to him to fix. It turned out it had some leakage to the tone holes ( see his website article on welded tone holes) and he gamely set about fixing it.
Well I collected it from him last week and his final analysis is he thinks it is a Buescher...largely because of the tones it produces. I was reading somewhere else that the neck screw always has the head on the left when seen from playing position..and mine is.
So I have an all black ( not gun metal) sax obviously the keyword and inner bell are brass, that I think sounds glorious when Steve plyed it and ideal for the ballad playing I aspire too.
So now I just really need to get to grips with it..so I would welcome any advice hints and tips or opinions on my sax and how to get the best out of it . I have an Otto Link Super Tonemaster 6* which Steve says is ideal.
Embouchure...I didn't have a teacher in the beginning..and reading lad night it turns out I have a double lipped embouchure ie my top teeth rest on a little bit of my lip..I really don't like the feel of them on the mpc. From reading there seem to be as many do it my way as the one lip " proper" way. What do you think?
have a good weekend and I look forward to resuming contact with you.
Some of you were kind enough to welcome me when I appeared here back in June..I was going to buy a Yamaha 75 I think as good for a novice but discovered the vintage sax I had indoors was a Martin handcraft. It was lovely to get so many replies from other Martin players and thanks Phil for the CDs.
I thought you'd like an update. I live quite near Steve Howard so took it over there.and he declared it a Martin Handcraft, (but obviously a stencil for Wurlitzer and the United States Quarter Master Corps U.S.Q.M.C as both are engraved on the bell).
He recommended a thorough service and a lot of attention to the pads so I gave it to him to fix. It turned out it had some leakage to the tone holes ( see his website article on welded tone holes) and he gamely set about fixing it.
Well I collected it from him last week and his final analysis is he thinks it is a Buescher...largely because of the tones it produces. I was reading somewhere else that the neck screw always has the head on the left when seen from playing position..and mine is.
So I have an all black ( not gun metal) sax obviously the keyword and inner bell are brass, that I think sounds glorious when Steve plyed it and ideal for the ballad playing I aspire too.
So now I just really need to get to grips with it..so I would welcome any advice hints and tips or opinions on my sax and how to get the best out of it . I have an Otto Link Super Tonemaster 6* which Steve says is ideal.
Embouchure...I didn't have a teacher in the beginning..and reading lad night it turns out I have a double lipped embouchure ie my top teeth rest on a little bit of my lip..I really don't like the feel of them on the mpc. From reading there seem to be as many do it my way as the one lip " proper" way. What do you think?
have a good weekend and I look forward to resuming contact with you.